Toyama at-large district

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The Toyama at-large district (Japanese: 富山県選挙区, Hepburn: Toyama-ken senkyoku) is a constituency that represents Toyama Prefecture in the House of Councillors in the Diet of Japan. It has two Councillors in the 242-member house.

Outline[]

The constituency represents the entire population of Toyama Prefecture. The district elects two Councillors to six-year terms, one at alternating elections held every three years. The district has 888,832 registered voters as of September 2015.[1] The Councillors currently representing Toyama are:

  • Kotaro Nogami [ja] (Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), second term; term ends in 2016. Previously represented the district from 2001-2007.)[2]
  •  [ja] (LDP, first term; term ends in 2019)[3]

Elected Councillors[]

Class of 1947 election year Class of 1950
(3-year term in 1947)
 [ja]
(Japan Liberal) 		1947
(National Cooperative)
1950 [note 1]
(Ind.)[note 2]
1951 by-election[note 3]
(LDP)[note 4]
1953
1956

(LDP) 		1959
1962
1965
1968
(Social Democratic)
 [ja]
(LDP) 		1971
1974  [ja][note 5]
(LDP)

(LDP) 		1977
1980
1982 by-election[note 6] [note 7]
(LDP)
1983
1986  [ja][note 8]
(LDP)
 [ja]
(LDP) 		1989
1992
1995
1998[note 8]
 [ja][note 8]
(DPJ)
Kotaro Nogami [ja]
(LDP) 		2001
2004[8] Tsunenori Kawai
(LDP)
Takashi Morita
(Ind.)[note 9] 		2007[9]
2010[10] Kotaro Nogami
(LDP)
 [ja]
(LDP) 		2013[11]
  1. ^ Died in office 3 October 1951[4]
  2. ^ Later joined the Liberal Party[4]
  3. ^ Held 16 November 1951[5]
  4. ^ First elected in 1951 as an independent.
  5. ^ Died in office 16 November 1982[6]
  6. ^ Held 26 December 1982[7]
  7. ^ Died in office 28 June 1987[4]
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c Yoshio Nagata was elected to a third term in the election held on 12 July 1998 with 47.7% of the vote but died on 22 August. As his death was within three months of the election, Masaaki Tanibayashi, who placed second in the election with 21.1%, was promoted to the seat as of 1 September 1998. The difference of 137,168 votes is said to be the biggest loss be a candidate who was subsequently promoted.
  9. ^ Later joined the People's New Party

Election results[]

2013[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic  [ja]
(endorsed by Komeito) 		328,638 77.1
Communist Wataru Takahashi 51,569 12.1
Independent Yoshiteru Nishie 27,509 6.4
Happiness Realization Kaoru Yoshida 18,797 4.4
Turnout
2010[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Kotaro Nogami [ja] (former member) 322,739 56.2
Democratic  [ja] 223,691 39.0
Communist Wataru Takahashi 27,500 4.8
Turnout
2007[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Takashi Morita
(endorsed by Democratic, Social Democratic and People's New parties) 		291,714 50.1
Liberal Democratic Kotaro Nogami [ja] (incumbent)
(endorsed by Komeito) 		265,882 45.7
Communist Kazuyuki Izumino 24,240 4.2
Turnout
2004[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Democratic Tsunenori Kawai
(endorsed by Komeito) 		236,318 46.3
Democratic  [ja] (Incumbent) 190,013 37.2
Social Democratic 57,486 11.3
Communist Toshihito Ueda 26,458 5.2
Turnout

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "平成２７年９月２日現在選挙人名簿及び在外選挙人名簿登録者数" [Number of resident and non-resident enrolled voters as of 2 September 2015] (in Japanese). 28 December 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. ^ "野上　浩太郎（のがみ　こうたろう）：参議院" [Nogami, Kotaro: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  3. ^ "堂故　茂（どうこ　しげる）：参議院" [Douko, Shigeru: House of Councillors] (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "List of Former Councillors (A to Sa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ta to Ha)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. ^ "List of Former Councillors (Ma to Wa)" (in Japanese). House of Councillors. 2007. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  7. ^ Satō, Yoshi (令) (December 2005). "Post-War By-Elections" (PDF) (in Japanese). National Diet Library. p. 96. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2006. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "選挙区開票結果　<富山県>" [District results (Toyama)]. Asahi Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "選挙区　富山県 開票結果 参院選2007" [Toyama at-large district election results, 2007 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "選挙区　富山県 開票結果 参院選2010 参院選 選挙" [Toyama at-large district election results, 2010 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "選挙区　富山県 開票結果 参院選2013 参院選 選挙" [Toyama at-large district election results, 2013 House of Councillors election]. Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 16 May 2016.

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